And Without Further Ado...
Safe With Me (With Me in Seattle #5) by Kristen Proby
Release Date: 9/24/13
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Keeping others safe is what Caleb
Montgomery does. He’s never had a problem taking on an assignment, whether it
was during his dangerous SEAL days or his most recent job of training war
mercenaries. But being assigned to keep Brynna Vincent and her adorable
daughters, Maddie and Josie, safe from an unknown threat has thrown Caleb off
his axis. Hot for the tall brunette since she came back to town more than a
year ago, being close to her day in and day out is cracking Caleb’s resolve to
keep his hands off her gorgeous body and his head in the mission.
Brynna is sick and tired of being afraid.
All she wants is a normal, quiet life for her and her precious girls. Just as she’s settling into
her new home in Seattle and feeling safe again, Caleb shows up on her doorstep
insisting the danger is as high as ever. But whether she needs to be sheltered
from the threat in her past, or from the intense emotions she feels for the
sexy, protective man sleeping in her home, remains to be seen. What will happen
if Brynna and her girls fall in love with a man so broken he may not be able to
protect them from the danger that threatens, much less himself?”
SAFE WITH ME is the fifth book in the With
Me In Seattle series, and continues to follow this tight-knit, loving family
through life’s trials and tribulations with humor, passion and everlasting
love.
EXCERPT:
“Deny
it if you want to,” Meg smirks and glances out the back window. “Damn,” she
whispers.
“What
is it?” Nat asks and rises from the table to see what Meg is looking at. Her
eyes widen and she glances back at me and then outside again. “Holy shit.”
I
know exactly what they’re watching.
Or,
who.
And
yes, it is a sight to behold.
“How
do you ever get anything done around here?” Meg asks as I rise and lean against
the sliding glass door, coffee cradled in my hands, and watch the sexy man in
my backyard. “I’d just stand around and watch him all day.”
“Uh,
Meg,” I glance over at her and laugh. “You have one of these at home,” I remind
her, referring to Caleb’s pro-football star brother, Will, who is also Meg’s
live-in boyfriend.
“And
it’s a good thing he’s gone most of the day or I wouldn’t get anything done
either.”
“It’s
starting to rain,” Nat observes, but it doesn’t seem to faze Caleb. He lifts
two thick, heavy ropes in both of his hands. The ends are attached to Nat’s
photo studio out back. With a firm grip on the ropes, he begins to wave them up
and down, quickly, the rain pounding down on him, causing his shirt to cling to
every muscle as it flexes and moves with the motion of the exercise.
“Hot
damn,” Nat whispers and I silently agree. He continues to pump his arms
furiously, effortlessly. “What does that exercise do?” Nat asks.
“Works
his arms, back and abdomen, and it’s cardio too,” Meg responds and takes a sip
of coffee.
Just
then, Caleb drops the ropes, bends down to grab onto a medicine ball and lowers
his tall body to the sit-up position.
“Maybe
he’ll bend over again,” I murmur, earning giggles from the other two women.
“It’s
a good thing Jules isn’t here,” Nat mutters and licks her lips as her eyes
watch Caleb hold the medicine ball over his head and easily raise and lower his
torso in smooth sit-ups. “She’d never let us watch him like this.”
“Jesus,
that medicine ball is fifty pounds,” Meg whispers, amazed.
“Watch
this part,” I urge them as Caleb tosses the ball to the side like it’s a beach
ball and assumes the push-up position and begins to perfectly execute the
push-ups, easily completing more than a hundred of them in two minutes.
“Why
aren’t you sleeping with him again?” Meg asks and I choke on my coffee.
“I
might be,” I whisper and feel their astonished gazes on me, but I avoid them.
“Don’t you dare breathe a word of that to anyone.”
“Who
can blame you?” Nat asks just as Caleb stands and returns to the ropes. “Look
at those back muscles.”
“Look
at that ass,” Meg counters.
“You
should see it naked,” I respond and we all giggle again.
“Should
I be grossed out by this?” Nat asks, tilting her head to the side. “He’s
practically my brother.”
“But
he’s not your brother, Nat.” I remind her with
a grin. “And the Montgomery men are freaking hot.”
“That’s
no lie,” Meg agrees. “Aren’t you going to be late for work?” She asks me.
“I
have a few minutes,” I murmur and feel the familiar pull low in my belly as I
watch Caleb lay on the ground again and execute more perfect sit-ups with his
medicine ball.
It
would be the perfect position for me to ride him. I might have to suggest that
tonight.
“He’s
hardly panting,” I observe. “What kind of physical training must he go through
to work that hard and have it hardly phase him?”
“Oh
girl, you have no idea the rigorous training they go through to become SEALs.
It’s not natural.” Nat shudders. “All of the boys have always been athletic.”
“Obviously,”
I murmur sarcastically. “It’s a bit intimidating.”
“Caleb
can be the scariest person on Earth if he’s pissed off,” Nat informs us, her
eyes still glued to him. “He’s just big and strong, and damn intimidating.”
“You
should see him with the girls.” I grin, remembering our movie night last week.
“He’s funny and sweet.”
I
realize the room has gone dead silent. I look over to my friends to find them
looking at each other and then staring over at me. “What?”
“You’ve
got it bad,” Nat remarks and snickers. “Welcome to the club.”
“What
club?”
“The
‘I Love a Hot Man’ club, sweetheart.” Meg laughs and salutes me with her mug
just as Caleb approaches the sliding door, frowning at me. I step back in
surprise as the girls giggle.
“What’s
wrong?” Caleb asks, is hair and clothes soaked and a little muddy from the rain
and grass.
“Nothing,”
I reply and shrug.
He
narrows his eyes at me, watching me closely, then turns his gaze to Nat and
Meg.
“What’s
going on with you guys?”
“Nothing
at all,” Nat replies with a huge grin. “Just girl talk.”
“Uh
huh.” He props his hands on his lean hips and watches all three of us for a
moment and then shrugs and saunters to the fridge to pull out a cold bottle of
water. “We have to leave soon,” he reminds me.
I LOVE this series. 5 books in and I still can't get enough. You don't need to have read the entire series to be able to pick up any of the books in it, but it's definitely much more fun that way. So you've basically got until next month to catch up ;)
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Tidbits on the Author:
Kristen
is the author of the Amazon and USA Today bestselling With Me In Seattle
series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong characters who love
humor and have a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha
type; fiercely protective and a bit bossy, and her ladies are fun, strong, and
not afraid to stand up for themselves.
Kristen
spends her days with her muse in the Pacific Northwest. She enjoys coffee,
chocolate and sunshine. And naps.
Ways to Stalk Her:
Website:
http://www.kristenproby.com/
Twitter:
@handbagjunkie
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